Chapter 29: Unspoken Secrets

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  Lin Ziman finally reacted, realizing that what she had just said was indeed easy to misunderstand. Her pretty face couldn't help but flush slightly as she hurriedly waved her hand to explain: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not asking you to be my real boyfriend, I just want you to pretend to be my new boyfriend so my mom won't keep nagging me every day to break up and set me up on blind dates."

  "This won't do." Zhang Wenzhong hastily waved his hand in refusal.

  "Hey, you were just confidently saying you'd help me out, how come you're backing out now? Besides, I only asked you to pretend to be my boyfriend, not actually be my boyfriend. Why are you so tense? Unless...” Lin Ziman suddenly realized something and said in surprise: “...you're afraid that if your girlfriend finds out, she'll misunderstand?"

  "Don't talk nonsense." Zhang Wenzhong waved his hand again and said, "I don't have a girlfriend."

  "Since you don't have a girlfriend, what are you still worried about?" Lin Ziman glared at Zhang Wen and said: "I'm just a small woman who doesn't worry, but you're a big man who's still worried? Besides, all you need to do is come home with me for dinner and meet my parents. I'll take care of the rest. How about it, isn't this easy? As long as you help me out, I'll treat you to a meal at Lan Gui Garden! And by the way, I can also introduce a girlfriend to you. What do you say, with so many benefits, you won't refuse, will you?"

  Zhang Wenzhong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I..."

  When she saw Zhang Wen Zhong wanting to refuse, Lin Zi Man hastily interrupted him, putting on a pitiful expression, and begged: "Please, please, don't refuse! As the saying goes, 'It's better to demolish ten temples than to destroy one marriage', you can't be so heartless as to watch me and my boyfriend break up, can you?"

  Zhang Wen Zhong smiled wryly and said: "You can find other friends to pretend to be your boyfriend, why must you find me?"

  "My friends, my mom basically all know. Only you, she doesn't know yet. So, it can only be asking for your help. Lin Ziman clasped her hands together in front of her chest and made a cute pleading gesture, saying: "Please, just help me this once."

  Zhang Wenzhong nodded reluctantly and said, "Okay, I promise you."

  "Great, great, I'm really grateful to you, you've helped me solve a big problem, you're really a good person!" Lin Ziman was extremely excited.

  "Is this what you call sending a good luck card?" Zhang Wen Zhong joked.

  "I'm telling you the truth, you're really a good person." Lin Ziman stuck out her tongue and smiled: "Do you have time this Sunday?"

  Zhang Wenzhong thought for a moment before saying, "There should be some."

  "Alright, let's set it for this Sunday then. I'll tell my mom about it later. Ah, Doctor Zhang, give me your phone number. That way, I can contact you on Sunday. Hmm, who knows, I might even need to contact you beforehand to brief you on the 'role' you'll be playing."

  "How can this be? Do we have to fabricate an identity?" Zhang Wen Zhong was somewhat perplexed.

  "Definitely." Lin Ziman nodded and said, "If I tell my mom that you're my colleague, she'll probably come to the hospital every day to visit us..."

  "Isn't that right, your mom is so scary?" Zhang Wen Zhong was startled. If it were really Lin Zi Man's mother who came to the hospital every day to visit him and Lin Zi Man, then false rumors would become true.

  Lin Zishan solemnly swore: "I can guarantee you that she is absolutely more terrifying than you imagine!"

  "Let's just do it your way then..." Zhang Wen Zhong said with a lingering fear in his heart.

  "Good." Lin Ziman nodded in response.

  "It's almost time, I'm going back to my own clinic. The director will start his daily routine inspection soon, and I don't want to be lectured by him." Zhang Wen Zhong bid farewell to Lin Zi Man and walked towards his own clinic. Just as he was about to leave Lin Zi Man's clinic, he turned back and reminded her: "Dr. Lin, I almost forgot to say this, but let's just consider this a one-time thing, don't make it a habit!"

  "Don't worry, I promise you, this will only happen once." Lin Ziman said with a solemn expression, then tilted her head, furrowed her eyebrows and muttered to herself: "What kind of identity should I arrange for him..."

  Zhang Wen-zhong couldn't help but laugh, turned around and walked into his own clinic, put the precious centenarian picture he gave to Yu Jia's grandfather on the windowsill, then picked up the water cup on the desk, made a cup of tea and placed it on the table.

  8:50, Hu Qiang finally appeared in the school hospital with his head held high and chest out. Following routine, he made the rounds of each department before entering his office as director, turning on the computer, and starting to play a game of "Stealing Vegetables".

  Because the temperature was relatively cool in the morning, there were more students coming for a medical examination in the morning than in the afternoon. However, most of these students' illnesses were just minor colds and flu. After all, the weather over the past few days has been unpredictable, with sudden changes from hot to cold, causing many students with weaker bodies to show symptoms of catching a cold.

  At 10:20, a robust student with bulging muscles appeared in the corridor of the school hospital, sneaking around like a thief. Although he pretended to be oblivious, his eyes darted around, and as soon as he spotted someone familiar, he quickly lowered his head and turned it to the other side.

  Although he dodged left and right, he was still recognized by acquaintances: "Hey, isn't this Wang Xiao from the basketball team? What's wrong, are you sick too?"

  "Yes, yes, I... uh... my stomach is a bit uncomfortable, probably because I ate something wrong last night." Wang Xiao's dark face flashed with a hint of redness as he stuttered and explained.

  Fortunately, the acquaintance did not notice his change in expression and did not chat with him much, allowing him to run away. He ran all the way to the end of the corridor, saw that there were no patients in Zhang Wen's clinic, and quickly slipped in, closing the door behind him.

  Zhang Wenzhong looked up at him and asked, "What are you doing closing the door?"

  Wang Xiaohong's face turned red as she stuttered: "Th-th-that thing, my illness is a bit special, can't let too many people know."

  "What's wrong? Where does it hurt?" Zhang Wen Zhong asked.

  Wang Xiao's face turned even redder, and he stuttered: "My...my words are not comfortable."

  "What's going on? What's happening?" Zhang Wenzhong asked again.

  Wang Xiao was already desperate, but things had come to this point, and he couldn't just turn around and leave, could he? All he could do was point to his own crotch with a twisted expression and say: "It's right here..."

  Compared to Wang Xiao's awkwardness, Zhang Wen Zhong seemed very calm. He let out a gentle "oh" before saying, "So it's here, then? Tell me, what's uncomfortable about it?"

  "It hurts a lot when I urinate, and my urine is very yellow. Also, in the morning, it seems like there's some pus coming out from inside." Wang Xiao summoned up his courage and described his symptoms, then asked with a sad face: "Doctor, won't this be a venereal disease? I'm still a virgin, how could I have contracted a venereal disease?"